From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's produ ... ctions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR
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The High Chaparral
as Big John Cannon
Episodes: 98
First Aired: Sep 10, 1967
Night Gallery
as Charlie Wheatland
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Rawhide
as Frank Travis
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Wild Times
as John Tyree
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 24, 1980
Burke's Law
as Jason Hayes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1963
The Great Adventure
as Abel Parrish
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as General
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1963
Gunsmoke
as Virgil Powell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
General Electric Theater
as Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wayne Phillips
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
Daniel Boone
as Aaron Burr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
The Millionaire
as Brian Hendricks
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 1955
The Virginian
as Peterson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
The Fantastic Journey
as Ben Wallace
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 03, 1977
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Climax!
as Robert Eunson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
The Rebel
as Dave Blaine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1959
The New Breed
as Dr. Eric Thor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jim Lewis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Andrew Middleton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1959
The Magician
as Nicholas Olson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1973
The Virginian
as Charlie Ryan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
The Virginian
as Bill King
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
The Millionaire
as Norman Conover
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Sargent
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cash Wilson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1956
Daniel Boone
as Bill Sedley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
The Great Adventure
as President Grover Cleveland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1963
Bonanza
as Tom Caine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Climax!
as Richard Carmichael
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
Climax!
as Doug Randell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
Climax!
as Richard Moore
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Paul White
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1962
The Rockford Files
as Carl Colton 'C.C.' Calloway
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Bonanza
as Josh Tatum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 04, 1963
Matinee Theater
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 31, 1955
The Rookies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1972
Mannix
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
The Mod Squad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1968
Medical Center
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1969
Arrest and Trial
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1963
The Evil Touch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 19, 1973
Cannon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1971
Ironside
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
Harry O
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1974
The Sixth Sense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1972
Branded
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 24, 1965
The Rifleman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1958
Inner Sanctum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1954
Medical Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 1975
Hunter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 1977
Bambi Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1948
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